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The sluggardעָצֵלburiesטָמַןhis handיָדוֹin the dish;בַּצַּלָּחַתhe is too wearyנִלְאָהto bring it backלַהֲשִׁיבָהּto his mouth.אֶל פִּיו
Proverbs 26:15
Study it in the app“The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too weary to bring it back to his mouth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 26:15, word by word
- The sluggardעָצֵלatsel
sluggard, lazy
Lazy, sluggish; the sluggard, one who will not work.
Where else “atsel” appears- buriesטָמַןtaman
hide, bury
Hide by burying in the ground.
Where else “taman” appears- his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- in the dishצַּלָּחַתtsalachat
dish
A deep dish or bowl for food (2 Kings 21:13; Proverbs 19:24). In 2 Kings 21:13 it is an image of Jerusalem: like a dish that is wiped and turned upside down.
Where else “tsalachat” appears- he is too wearyנִלְאָהnila
grow weary
To grow weary of something or have had enough of it.
Where else “nila” appears- to bring it backהֲשִׁיבָhashiva
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “hashiva” appears- to his mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears
The context
14The door turns on its hinge, and the sluggard on his bed.
15 · This verse (above)
16The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven who answer with judgment.